Ventilated wooden ironing board



Jan. 19, 1943. H. B. FAY ET AL.

VENTILATED WOODEN IRONING BOARD Filed April 10, 1941 man@ 35 INVENTORS. HORACE 5.51)/ Mo fafa/V45 #64x AUM/vin Patented Jan. 19, 1943 OFFICE VENTILATED WOODEN IRONIN G BOARD Horace B. Fay and Thomas H. Fay, Willoughby, Ohio Application April 10, 1941, Serial No. 387,955

4 Claims.

The present invention relates to wooden ironing table tops or ironing boards and has as its object the provision of a ventilated topy through which air and water vapor may pass, to aid in the elimination thereof. Another object of the present invention is to provide a top or board in which the warpage so conunon in wooden boards is reduced and controlled so as to substantially eliminate warping as a problem. In addition to these, the board provides construction which makes possible the use of thin pieces of material which may be in the nature of waste lumber thus reducing the cost of the top.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, said invention, then, consists of l the means hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims; the annexed drawing and the following description setting forth in detail certain structure embodying the invention, such disclosed structure constituting, however, but one of various forms in which the principle of the invention may be used.

In said annexed drawing- Fig. l is a top plan view of a top embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a section similar to Fig. 2 but showing a modified construction;

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5 5 of Fig. 3; and

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary top plan view of the nose of the board showing the spacing strips.

As shown in the drawing, the present ironing table top I is formed of a series of longitudinally extending relatively thin strips I2 of wood, these strips having their vertical dimension such as to provide the necessary longitudinal strength, their width being variable within fairly wide limits. The strips are spaced apart leaving narrow longi.. tudinal slots I3 which allow air, water vapor and steam to pass through the board to aid in the rapid elimination of the moisture present in the ironing operation.

To form these strips into an ironing board, thin spacer members are employed, one set I4 of which at the rear of the board ll in the slots to form a substantially solid cross member extending transversely of the board at the rear thereof, as best shown in Fig. 2. The spacers I which form the center transverse portion are preferably of less vertical depth than the strips I2 thus allowing air and steam to pass out to the open slots.

The strips I2 that form the tapered nose portion are cut at the required angle and individual spacers I8 are mounted between each adjacent pair of strips and have their outer end angled to form a smooth edge surface for the tapered nose. At the nose proper are other spacers IB which extend rearwardly a considerable distance to form a solid nose portion, this construction being best shown in Fig. 6.

To secure the strips together and to lform them into an ironing board, they are preferably bonded together with the spacers by a suitable waterproof adhesive, such as waterproof glue or resin and in addition, three thin tie rods or bolts 20, ZI and 22 may be employed, the rear rod 20 extending through the strips I2 and the rear spacers Ill, the'center rod 2| extending similarly through the st ripsV I2 and the center spacers I5 and the third rod 2| extending through the nose and the nose spacers I9 to secure the members together. These tie rods have their ends headed :and sunk into appropriate apertures 25 in the outer strips so as to provide a smooth edge surface.

To stiifen the board transversely, cross members are provided, these also acting as the supporting and attaching members for the leg structure. In Fig. 2 there are three such cross members, which are glued or bonded to the board at the points where the spacers are mounted. The rear cross member 26 extends longitudinally the same length as the rear spacers I4, while the center cross mem-ber 2l and the nose member 28 are similarly of the same longitudinal dimensions as the corresponding spacers I5 and I9. If preferred, these cross members may be riveted to certain oi the strips or otherwise secured by suitable fastening means as well as by bonding with adhesive, and to these cross members or to the center and rear members will be attached the leg supporting brackets 38.

In Figs. 3 and 5 a slightly modied construction is shown in which the cross members and spacers are formed together into the form of combs or cross members 35Vwith integral spacer teeth 36 which extend between Ithe strips I2 and which will be bonded thereto to tie the pieces into an integral structure. Tie rods 33 may be employed as in the rst form and the leg supporting brackets 38 will be secured to the rear and center cross member as previously explained.

The spacing of the center cross member and its spacers longitudinally of the board or top will be determined by the type of leg structure to be attached and the center member will, of course, be

'2` positioned to receive the forward supporting bracket of the leg structure.

By the present construction it will be clear that Y the strips l2 may be of any desired Width but of a depth sufficient to obtain the necessary beam strength required in an ironing table top. TheY It has also been found best to have the strips nI2 of greater depth than width as this aids inncon trolling warping. In the present construction, the strips are free to move sidewise, transverselyl of the board between the spacers and rthus warping strains are better resisted vertically than transversely. Warping of individual strips transversely will occur but such warping merely increases the slot width of one slot and reduces the Width of the :adjacent slot without warping the board out of its horizontal or ironing plane.

In addition, the slots allow moisture to reach the strips on all four sides instead of the usual moist or wet upper surface and completely dry lower surface of the usual one piece board. The stripsdry-out quickly and evenly from all sides and air can pass over all surfaces to aid in even drying and'con'sequent reduction in warping.

Other modes of applying the principle of our invention may be employed instead ofthe one eX- plained, change being made as regards the structure hereindisclosed, provided the means stated by vany o f the" following claims or Vthe equivalent of such stated means be employed.

We therefore paitifcula'rly point out and distinctly claim as our invention:

1; VA'ventilated wooden ironing table top-having one end restricted to form a nose portion, consisting of a series of spaced independent longitusaid strips and spacers an .ironing board.

2. Aventimed wooden ironing table. iop having a restricted nose portion at one end consisting of a series of spaced longitudinally extending strips, and cross-members secured to the under sideof said strips to obtain transverse strength, said Y.cross-members also carrying spacing means for safid strips, 'and other spacers mounted between adjacent strips at 'the sides of the nose portion to io'rliri 'a closed edge ai the sides of the seid nose portion.

3. A'yentilated wooden ironing table top having a vrestricted noseportion Vat one'end consisting-of a 'seriesjof spaced longitudinally extenciingr strips,

and cross-'members vsecured to the under 'side r'of said strips to obtain transverse strength, :said crosslme'nibers :also carrying spacing means for said strips, tie rods mounted transversely through said strips and 'spacing means over 'said crosis members.

HORACE B. FAY. THOMAS `n. FAY. 

